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cross-questions

verb

present tense third-person singular of cross-question
as in inquires (of)

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  1. pumps
  2. examines
  3. bombards
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  • Some models backstage wore classic Thom Browne brogue pumps with red, white and blue crisscross leg straps.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Kardashian added on a cropped jacket, completing her look with shield sunglasses and snakeskin Christian Louboutin pumps.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of pumps
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  • Auditing The Brand From The Customer’s POV We conduct an outside-in audit that examines the brand from the customer’s point of view.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Developed through Madrid’s ECAM Incubator, the project examines the power exercised inside a family and the artistic prestige that can shield it from scrutiny.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
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  • Someone bombards you with a stack of un-asked for pages at a coffee date?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Kyiv urgently needs more interceptors before winter, when Russia routinely bombards its power grid, but the demands of the Iran war and slow output of the sophisticated interceptors have left Ukraine short and vulnerable.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombards
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“Cross-questions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-questions. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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